Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016
Corrections officers union seeks retraction of review, opposes commissioner; Forest Service chief: Firefighting cost leaves little room for prevention, other programs; late-night conditions preempt firefighting efforts at McHugh Creek; GCI fiber optic cut causes outages across the state; fifteen mushers set to compete in Kobuk 440 Race; the Amsterdam of Alaska: pot businesses sit down with Spenard; semi-pro Alaska baseball team settles disputes with Fairbanks Borough; Voznesenka parents tell KPBSD 'Keep School Open' Download Audio
Juneau icefield researchers resurrect ‘Gorgon Spire’ — a name nearly lost in obscurity
An unnamed peak in the Juneau Icefield may get a cool-sounding name dreamt up a half-century ago — but then nearly forgotten.
ADF&G Shows Interest In Bethel Subsistence Patterns
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is interested in researching Bethel resident’s big game subsistence practices.
Fuel On Its Way to Kake
A fuel barge is on its way to Kake today, where residents dealt with a gasoline shortage over the weekend.
Kenai Peninsula rocked by early morning 5.8 quake
Southern Kenai Peninsula residents and visitors in town for Memorial Day Weekend were woken up by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake early Monday morning.
Army Spouses Reality Show Coming to Alaska
A Los Angeles based production company is making a documentary television series about Army spouses in Alaska. 444 Blue Productions is developing the program for the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Fort Richardson soldier dies in accident in Iraq
The family of an Army sergeant from Connecticut says he died accidentally in Iraq this week after getting pinned between two vehicles that were...
Fairbanks Looking to Expand Recycling Program
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Juneau residents pay a $4 monthly surcharge for recycling services as part of their garbage bill. That helps...
Juneau Assembly doubles loan amount available to residents purchasing a mobile home
The loans were previously available for up to $10,000 at 1% interest. But, at a meeting on Monday, the Assembly bumped that up to $20,000.
No trauma on body of Juneau man found in wetlands
The Alaska State Medical Examiner says there was no obvious trauma on the body of a Juneau man found in the Mendenhall Wetlands.
State’s biggest military training exercise takes off next week
The skies above the Interior and Southcentral Alaska will get a lot busier starting next week, when Northern Edge 2017 gets under way. It’ll be the biggest military-training exercise to be held this year in Alaska. Listen now
Talkeetna’s Feline Mayor Returns Home
Talkeetna’s honorary mayor is recovering in his hometown after a dog attack on Labor Day weekend sent him to the hospital. The attack left Mayor Stubbs, a 16-year-old yellow tabby, with a punctured lung, broken sternum, and a four inch gash in his side, as well as other injuries.
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Worst of Interior flooding recedes, but Nenana still inundated
Flood waters have receded at Salcha and Fairbanks, but Nenana is still coping with high water from the Tanana and Nenana rivers. Several Nenana...
Smuggling cases point to need for better drug treatment in Alaska prisons, advocates say
At least two state employees have recently been charged with bringing medication into Kenai Peninsula correctional facilities.
EPA's particulate standards harder for Fairbanks to meet as wood burning grows
Increased wood and coal burning for heating in the Fairbanks area has local officials concerned about fine particulate pollution. Borough Air Quality Specialist Jim...
Rural Interior School Districts Fail to Make AYP
Officials with 2 small interior school districts are staying positive despite failing to make federally mandated Adequate Yearly Progress on standardized tests.
Body of deceased fisherman recovered in Carl E. Moses harbor
Divers recovered the dead body of a fisherman Tuesday evening, less than 12 hours after his captain realized the crewman was missing. Download Audio
Wildfire risks in Anchorage | Alaska Insight
On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend and her guests discuss their work to help inform and prepare for wildfires in Anchorage.
Moose shot within Denali National Park; rangers investigate
National Park Service rangers are investigating the shooting death of a moose inside Denali National Park in violation of federal law. Download Audio
Tribes plow longest Kuskokwim ice road ever
The Kuskokwim River now has its longest ice road ever in a year when people thought there might not be any ice road at all. The graded, marked road stretches 200 miles from Bethel upstream to Crooked Creek. Listen now